THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

ORDER:

Seeking to call for the records pertaining to award passed by the Labour Court-II, Hyderabad, in I.D.No.18 of 2014 dated 02.02.2017 and to set aside the same, the present writ petition is filed.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as a conductor in the respondent Corporation in the year 2009 and his services were regularized in the year 2012. Further, while performing his duties on route Bidar to Nizamabad on 17.01.2013, a check was exercised by the checking officials at stage No.33, HES:ZHB, during the course of which, it was alleged that the petitioner had committed certain cash and ticket irregularities, that the petitioner had collected Rs.174/- towards requisite fare of each Rs.87/- at the boarding point itself from the two passengers bound for Bodhan and issued used tickets and closed the STAR book. Thereafter, the respondents issued a charge memo, framing seven charges against the petitioner. In response, the petitioner submitted his explanation denying the charges, stating that on the same day, he had remitted the bus cash of Rs.8,969/- against the target of Rs.8,297/-, which clearly proves his hard and honest c